Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the epidemiology and predictors of asymptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) in patients with a single previous coronary or cerebrovascular event in the Arabian Gulf. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, multicenter, observational survey in consecutive patients (≥18 years) with documented previous coronary and/or cerebrovascular atherothrombotic event in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Qatar (64 centers), from October 2008 to December 2010. PAD was defined as an ankle brachial index
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1725-1732 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Current Medical Research and Opinion |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Ankle brachial index
- Arab
- Atherosclerosis
- Kuwait
- Middle East
- Peripheral artery disease
- Predictors
- Prevalence
- Qatar
- United Arab Emirates
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)